Glove-fastener



1.No Mod51.)

S. FLORSHEIM.

y GLOVE FASTENEB.. No. 325,524. Patented Sept. l, 1885.r

y 'UNITED STATES PATENT l `SIMON FLORSHEIM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GLOVE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Nojezaszfi, dated september 1, 1885.

Application filed December l.; 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, SIMON FLonsHnIM, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glove-Fasteners, which are fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying draw ings, in which Figure l is a view of my device applied; Fig. 2, a sectional View of the same on the' line fr a: of Fig. l, and on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3, a similar sectional view on the lineyy of Fig. l; Fig. Il, a sectional View on the line e o of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 a sectional view on the line ce of Fig. l.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the igures.

My invention relates to fasteners for gloves, shoes, and other articles which are adapted to be secured by means of laeings; and it consists in certain novel features, which I will now proceed to describe, and then specically point out in the claims.

In the drawings, A represents the wrist portion of a glove provided with the usual slit, u., to permit its being drawn over the hand while putting on. Along each edge of the slit a are arranged the lacingstuds B, through which the lacing-cord C, passes. These studs are constructed substantially as shown in detail in Fig. 2 of the drawings, having a head portion, b, and a shank portion, b', the latter being inserted through the material of the glove, after which a washer is placed around the shank, which is then headed down over the washer to retain the stud in position and prevent its pulling out. Through the head portion I) of the stud B is formed a perforation, b2, of about the size of the lacing-cord C, which passes through it, as shown. The rst and last of these studs, lettered in the draw ings B' and B2, respectively, differ somewhat in construction from the intermediate studs. In the stud B', I form, at one end of the perforation 7), an enlarged seat, b3, which is adapted to receive a knot, c, on the end of the cord C, this knot preventing the cord O from slipping through the various studs upon tightening the cord, while at the same time the recess or seat b3 conceals the knot and renders it less prominent. At the other end of the cord C is a similar knot, c'. Of course, instead of these knots c c', buttons, tassels, or any other suitable enlargements at the ends of the cordmay be employed for the same purpose-23. e., to prevent the cord from slipping out through all the lacing-studs B.

The last or end stud, B2, has a portion of the aperture b2 therein enlarged, as shown at b in Figs. 3 and 4, to receive a clamping-plug, D, to bind the cord C and Yprevent its slipping. This clamping-plug consists of a conical body, d, which is split longitudinally for a portion of its length, as shown at d', and is provided with a suitable head, (7.2, by which it may be more conveniently grasped and operated. It will be observed that when this plug is inserted within the apertures bE b4 in the stud B2 the walls of these apertures will come in contact with the conical exterior of the plug and force the two portions thereof together, thereby clamping them upon the cord C, so as to prevent its slipping.

The operation of my device is as follows: Vhen the glove has been drawn on, the end of the cord C is grasped and drawn away from the glove, which will draw the several studs and the edges of the slit a to which they are attached toward each other, thus closing the glove upon the wrist. The clamping-plug D is then slid along the cord C, which will guide it into the aperture in the stud B, where it will be clamped, as hereinbefore described, upon the cord.

It will be observed that the holding powers of the elamping'plug D will be greatly assisted by the fact that the cord C has without it no great tendency to slip, owing to the frictional contact between the cord and the walls of the apertures b2 in the several studs, and that the stronger the tension is upon the cord the greater will this binding action become.

To det-ach the glove, it is only necessary to slide back the plug D, when the various portions of the lacing-cord C between the several studs may readily be loosened so as to allow the slit a to open.

I am aware that lacing-studs provided with a button-shaped head having a circular transverse oritiee or perforation are not new, the same being shown and described in Letters IOC approved form of stud may be employed; but

I deem the stud herein set forth preferable. It will be understood that whatever forni is employed the last or end stud, B2, will always be constructed substantially as herein set forth in order to receive the clamping-plug D.

It is obvious that various mechanical modi;

iieations and applications of my invention may be made Without departing from the princi! A, having slit a, of suitable lacing-studs arple thereof. For instance, although I have shown and described my device as applied to a glove, yet it is equally applicable to a shoe or articles intended to`be secured by lacing. I therefore do not Wish to be linder-l stood as limiting myself to the precise details of construction herein vsh own and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters through which the lace passes, the said perforation being of sufficient size to receive the said plug to clamp it upon the lace, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. The combination, with the glove-Wrist A, having slit a, of suitable lacing-studs arranged upon the edges of the said slit, a lacing-cord passing through the said stud, and a Aconical split clamping-plug mounted loosely upon said lacing-cord, the end stud being constructed to receive the said plug to clamp 1t upon the lacing-cord, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

3. The combination, with the glove-studs ranged upon the edges of the said slit, a lacing-cord passing through the said studs, and a conical` split clamping-plug mounted loosely upon the said l-acing-cord, one end stud being f constructed to receive the said plug to clamp it i upon the lacing-cord, and the other end. stud having a recess or seat to receive the knot or.

enlargement of the end of the lacing-cord, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

SIMON FLORSHEIM.

Witnesses: Y

IRVINE MILLER, ADELLE L. PHARE. 

